Concerts & Events in Area 5

Kalamazoo Ringers is one of the longest-running bronze-level community handbell ensembles in the USA. The 16-member ensemble will bring you music to celebrate the seasons, played on a seven-octave set of Malmark handbells, a six-octave set of Malmark Choirchimes, and a 2-octave set of Schulmerich Silver Melody Bells.

You have two opportunities to catch this concert: a 3 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening concert.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

The Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble presents: Prisms. Like a prism reveals hidden colors of light, this performance will showcase a beautiful spectrum of sound. Join us for an evening of ethereal harmonies and radiant rhythms that prove how many individual parts can unite to create a single, brilliant vision.

Admission: $15 suggested donation

Join Circle City Ringers for a spring concert in Plainfield!

Admission: Free and open to the public.

Founded in 1999, Joyful Sound is an advanced community handbell choir in the greater Indianapolis area. We play a varierty of music and invite you to join us for our spring concert!

Admission: Free and open to the public.

Founded in 1990 and directed by David M. Harris, The Raleigh Ringers is an Emmy-nominated, internationally-acclaimed concert handbell choir based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The group is known for dazzling audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular and popular music, including rock ‘n’ roll tunes that the group has become noted for, along with original compositions written just for The Raleigh Ringers.

The Raleigh Ringers are making three stops in Area 5 during their summer tour:

Thursday, July 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Hoover Auditorium
115 W. Third St.
Lakeside, OH 43440

Friday, July 3 | 7 p.m.
Founders Hall at Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2
Archbold, OH 43502

Saturday, July 4 | 4 p.m.
Franklin County High School
1 Wildcat Lane
Brookville, IN 47012

Admission: Varies per concert; please see The Raleigh Ringers event webpage for details.

Founded in 1999, Joyful Sound is an advanced community handbell choir in the greater Indianapolis area. We play a varierty of music and invite you to join us for our spring concert!

This concert is presented as part of the Franklin Symphonic Council’s Summer Concert Series.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

Can’t come to Cincinnati to see us on the national stage? Attend a send-off concert instead!

Join Detroit Handbell Ensemble on an emotional journey through the heart’s most profound moments with our 2026 program “Seasons of Love,” a moving concert experience that explores the many forms and phases of human connection. Through powerful music and evocative performances, DHE will capture the beauty, passion, and complexity of relationships – from the first spark to the final goodbye.

Conducted by Kyle Webber and comprised of the finest handbell musicians from southeast Michigan, the Detroit Handbell Ensemble celebrates more than 30 years of outstanding performances showcasing the brilliance of the Motor City.

Admission: Free and open to the public; donations welcome.

Can’t come to Cincinnati to see us on the national stage? Attend a send-off concert instead!

Join Detroit Handbell Ensemble on an emotional journey through the heart’s most profound moments with our 2026 program “Seasons of Love,” a moving concert experience that explores the many forms and phases of human connection. Through powerful music and evocative performances, DHE will capture the beauty, passion, and complexity of relationships – from the first spark to the final goodbye.

Conducted by Kyle Webber and comprised of the finest handbell musicians from southeast Michigan, the Detroit Handbell Ensemble celebrates more than 30 years of outstanding performances showcasing the brilliance of the Motor City.

Admission: Free and open to the public; donations welcome.

Handbell Musicians of America’s National Seminar is coming to Area 5!

HMA is sponsoring a number of performances by choirs from around the country, which are free to attend and will also be live-streamed on HMA’s YouTube channel. Unless otherwise noted, performances will take place at the Sharonville Convention Center.

Hymn Festival
Monday, July 13 | 7-8 p.m.
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
1345 Grace Ave.
Cincinnati, Oh 45208

Queen City Bronze | Cincinnati, OH
Tuesday, July 14 | 6-7 p.m.

Bronze Ringers of Floyd Central High School | Floyds Knobs, IN
Wednesday, July 15 | 1-1:45 p.m.

Bells in Motion | Decatur, IL
Wednesday, July 15| 6-7 p.m.

Trinity Ringers of Trinity English Lutheran Church | Fort Wayne, IN
Thursday, July 16 | 1-1:45 p.m.

Ring Sarasota | Sarasota, FL
Thursday, July 16 | 6-7 p.m.

Chicago Bronze | Chicago, IL
Friday, July 17 | 1-1:45 p.m.

Detroit Handbell Ensemble | Detroit, MI
Friday, July 17 | 6-7 p.m.

All-Star Choir and Distinctly Teen
Saturday, July 18 | 2-4 p.m.

Detroit Handbell Ensemble is incredibly honored to have been selected as one of the performers for the 2026 National Seminar in Cincinnati!

Join DHE on an emotional journey through the heart’s most profound moments with our 2026 program “Seasons of Love,” a moving concert experience that explores the many forms and phases of human connection. Through powerful music and evocative performances, DHE will capture the beauty, passion, and complexity of relationships – from the first spark to the final goodbye.

Conducted by Kyle Webber and comprised of the finest handbell musicians from southeast Michigan, the Detroit Handbell Ensemble celebrates more than 30 years of outstanding performances showcasing the brilliance of the Motor City.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

Founded in 1978 by Donald E. Allured, the Bay View Week of Handbells has become a destination for advanced handbell ringers throughout the world. Now directed by Fred Gramann, the intensive five-day event takes place in northern Michigan on the picturesque shores of Lake Michigan. Ringers are assigned positions in 10 choirs, using sets of handbells and chimes ranging from five to eight octaves.

Registration: Please see the Bay View Week of Handbells website for application information, pricing, and deadlines.

Closing concert: Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, with a free-will offering taken to support the Bay View Summer Music Academy Scholarship Fund.